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On-Line SPE with the Flexcube/6460 QQQ. Dr. Sheher Bano Mohsin Mass Spectrometry Applications June 11, 2013. Introduction – Why Online SPE? Introducing the Flexcube for Online SPE Sensitivity of the Mass Spectrometers Application Examples - Water Samples - Samples with dirty Matrices.
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On-Line SPE with the Flexcube/6460 QQQ Dr. Sheher Bano MohsinMass Spectrometry ApplicationsJune 11, 2013
Introduction – Why Online SPE? • Introducing the Flexcube for Online SPE • Sensitivity of the Mass Spectrometers • Application Examples • - Water Samples • - Samples with dirty Matrices
Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Wouldn’t it be great if you could automate SPE while reducing sample and solvent volumes?
Automated on-line SPE Load 500ul-1800 µl water sample on the enrichment cartridge. Valve switch, ‘backflush‘ desorb using HPLC gradient. Separate on the analytical column and collect MRM tranistions on the QQQ. Recondition enrichment cartridge during analysis. Ready for next sample after ~ 20 minutes.
High sensitivity 6460 Triple Quadrupole Sub-femtogram, on-column sensitivity (1pg reserpine; s/n 2000:1) Five Orders of Linearity Fast Pos/Neg switching, 30 millisec “Dynamic Multiple Reaction Monitoring” for MRMs scheduled by peak retention times instead of time segments Triggered MRM for confirmation Agilent Jet Stream
Qualitative Analysis Chromatographic results Spectral results Find compounds Quantitative Analysis User filters Compound results Calibration curve Agilent MassHunter Software Instrument Control Real-time monitoring Method set-up Autotune Reporting Easily Customizable Based on Excel and XML technology
Agilent Online SPE System Analytical column for separation Switching valve with TEC MS/MS Quaternary pump Autosampler Binary pump for gradient elution
Flexcube with Built in Valves and a Pump - all Controlled through Mass Hunter What’s new with Online SPE?
Agilent Online SPE System Switching valve with TEC Analytical column for separation Replace with Flexcube MS/MS Quaternary pump Autosampler Binary pump for gradient elution
Agilent 1200 Infinity Series Online SPE solution Valves mounted in 1290 Infinity Flexible Cube • Solvent selection valve for up to three solvents • Reciprocating single-piston pump for flows up to 4 ml/min (60 bar) • up to two Quick-Change valves, according to application
Online SPE with the Flex Cube Column Compartment Flexcube 1290 Autosampler Autosampler 6460 QQQ Autosampler with 900uL loop and extension seat capillary 1290 Binary Pump
Flex Cube and Autosampler 6 port valve 10 port valve Single Piston Pump Autosampler
SPE starter set Flex cube pump Column Std. ALS 900 µL head SPE2 1260 Bin Pump SPE1 Load waste System withalternating SPE loading: Load sample to SPE1
Flex cube Column Mass Spec Load SPE2 Std. ALS 900 µL head 1260 Bin Pump SPE1 Elute waste System withalternating SPE loading: Elutesample from SPE1 tocolumn / Load sample 2 on SPE2
Application: Quantitative LC/MS/MS analysis of 24 trace pharmaceuticals and consumer products in water using on-line SPE enrichment. Tarun Anumol and Shane Snyder University of Arizona Sheher Mohsin – Agilent Applications Scientist
Summary Experimental Methods • Collect 5mL sample and store at 4C for preservation. • Filter sample through 0.2 µm filters. • Combine 1683 µL of sample (weight using analytical balance for accuracy) with 17 µL of a 10 ppb surrogate standard mix. Vortex for 30 sec. • Analyze by UHPLC/MS/MS with the Agilent 1290 LC coupled to an Agilent 6460 Mass Spectrometer LC/MS/MS.
Chromatography Simultaneous analysis of 24 PPCPs in both ESI+ & ESI- mode. Injection Volume: 1.5 mL Cycle time (Extraction + Analysis): 18.5 min Trace Enrichment Cartridge: PLRP-S, 15 µm Analytical Column: Poroshell 120 EC, 2.1x50 mm
Method Reporting Limits (ng/l) S/N> 10 (by height) for 3 successive injections
Evaluation of On-line Solid Phase Extraction and Direct Injection-LC/MS/MS for the Analysis of Chemicals on U.S. EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List 3 Sheher Bano Mohsin Confidential
methomyl • quinoline • tebuconazole • tebufenozide • thiodicarb Chemicals for LC/MS/MS Evaluation* • 4,4’-methylenedianiline • 3-hydroxycarbofuran • bensulide • clethodim • fenamiphos • fenamiphos sulfone • fenamiphos sulfoxide 9 CCL3 chemicals 3 CCL3 degradates • *Slide Taken From: Evaluation of On-line Solid Phase Extraction-LC/MS/MS for the Analysis of Chemicals on U.S. EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List 3 - Jody A. Shoemaker and Daniel R. Tettenhorst
Agilent 1200 Infinity Series Online-SPE solution system comprising: G1312B Binary Pump with modular degasser G1329B Standard Autosampler G4227A Flexible Cube with 2-position/10-port valves, G1316C Thermostatted Column Compartment. 6460 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS with Jet Stream Technology Online SPE Instrumentation in Schaumburg Confidential
Configuration showing the plumbing for direct on-column injection and on-line SPE.
LC/MS/MS Parameters • Binary Pump: • • Solvent A: Water + 0.1% formic acid. • Solvent B: ACN + 0.1% formic acid. • Analysis Flow rate: 0.4 mL/min. • Column: ZORBAX EclipsePlus C18 3.0x50mm 1.8 μm, 50 °C. • Flexible Cube: • Valves: 2 of 2-position/10-port Quick-Change valves. • Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min. • Solvent: • A1: 3% MeOH/Water, • B1: ACN/IPA/MeOH/Water 1/1/1/1 v/v/v/v. • Standard Autosampler fitted with 900 μL metering head • Auto-SPE Injection volume: 900 μL using a draw and eject speed of 1,000 μL/min. • Direct Injection volume: 90 μL Triple Quadruple MS method with Agilent Jet Stream thermal gradient focusing technology: • Gas temperature: 300 °C. Gas flow: 10 L/min. • Nebulizer: 45 psi • Sheath gas temperature: 350 °C. Sheath gas flow: 11 L • Capillary: 4,000 Volt. Nozzle: 0 Volt
Superimposed chromatograms Showing Reproducibility of Retention time as well as Area Counts for two runs Alternating Between two Different SPE Cartridges. The calibration standard used has a concentration of 10 ppt (ng/L) each for all 12 compounds with quantifier and qualifier ions. Each run alternates between two different SPE cartridges.
Mix at 1 ppt Tebufenozide Tebuconazole Carbofuran-3-Hydroxy Quinoline Fenomiphos Bensulide FenomiphosSulfoxide FenomiphosSulfone 4,4-diaminodiphenyl methane Thiodicarb Methomyl Clethodim
1 ppt and 0.1 ppt 1 ppt 1ppt 1 ppt 0.1 ppt 0.1 ppt 1 ppt 0.1 ppt 1 ppt 0.1 ppt 0.1 ppt
Direct Injection and online-SPESame amount on column Direct Injection Online SPE
FenomiphosSulfoxide 1.0 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
FenomiphosSulfoxide0.1 ppt to 100 ppt On-line SPE
FenomiphosSulfone 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
FenomiphosSulfone0.1 ppt to 100 ppt Online -SPE
Tebufenozide 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
Tebufenozide Online SPE
Thiodicarb Online SPE
Clethodim0.1 ppt to 100 ppt Online-SPE
Bensulide 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
Bensulide Online SPE
Tebuconazole 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
Tebuconazole0.1 ppt to 100 ppt Online SPE
Fenomiphos 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
Fenomiphos Online SPE
Carbofuran-3-Hydroxy 1 ppt 0.5 ppt 0.1 ppt
Carbofuran-3-Hydroxy Online SPE
Quinoline 1 ppt 0.5 and 0.1 ppt